Monster Hunter Wilds — PS5 & PS5 Pro performance
Technical analysis last updated
Monster Hunter Wilds presents clear technical upgrades on PS5 Pro compared to the base PS5. Base PS5 suffers from prominent aliasing, shimmer, and image instability across its modes due to dynamic low resolutions and a lack of proper temporal upsampling. On PS5 Pro, PSSR significantly cleans up geometry stair-stepping and foliage flicker, while ray-traced reflections are added to Balanced and Resolution modes. The 60fps Frame-rate mode on PS5 Pro is the recommended way to play, providing much cleaner visuals and better stability than on PS5, though 120Hz VRR output on both consoles lacks LFC support in Balanced and Resolution modes.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5 Pro
Monster Hunter Wilds on PS5 Pro benefits significantly from PSSR upscaling, providing much better temporal stability than the base console. Ray-traced reflections enhance water presentation in Resolution and Balanced modes, though performance still dips during intense combat and 120Hz VRR lacks LFC in non-performance modes.
Features PSSR temporal anti-aliasing/upscaling across all modes, ray-traced reflections in Balanced and Resolution modes, and improved frame-rate stability.
Balanced Mode
PS5 ProUnverifiedRenders at around 1404p with PSSR and includes ray-traced reflections, offering a sharper image than frame-rate mode while avoiding aliasing.
Resolution Mode
PS5 ProUnverifiedFeatures ray-traced reflections on water bodies and dynamic internal resolution between 1728p and 1944p cleaned up by PSSR, though RT reflections exhibit noise and pop-in.
Frame-rate Mode
PS5 ProUnverifiedUses PSSR for anti-aliasing over a 1080p rendering resolution, yielding a soft but temporally clean image without aliasing or flickering foliage; uses SSR for water reflections.
Graphics modes on PlayStation 5
Base PS5 suffers from significant image quality problems, including shimmering foliage and edge aliasing due to a lack of temporal reconstruction. Frame-rate mode fails to deliver stable 60fps visuals, while Balanced and Resolution modes lack ray tracing and suffer from LFC issues on 120Hz displays.
Frame-rate Mode
PS5UnverifiedUses spatial upscaling and sharpening over a 720p-1080p dynamic resolution, resulting in severe aliasing, stair-stepping, and foliage shimmering.
Resolution Mode
PS5UnverifiedUses standard TAA and low-resolution screen-space reflections on water.
Balanced Mode
PS5UnverifiedUses screen-space reflections without ray tracing support.
PS5 vs PS5 Pro
Side-by-side comparison of graphics modes, resolution and technical features.
PS5 Pro provides significantly better image stability by replacing base PS5's spatial upscaler with PSSR, while adding ray-traced reflections in Balanced and Resolution modes. While performance drops persist in heavy encounters and true 4K60 remains out of reach, the visual cleanup is a major improvement.
| Metric | PS5 | PS5 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| PSFoundry Score | 67Fair | 70Good |
| Recommended mode | Frame-rate Mode | Balanced Mode |
| Modes available | 3 | 3 |
| Highest target FPS | 60 | 60 |
| Highest verified capability | 60 fps target | 60 fps target |
| PSSR | No | Yes |
| Ray tracing | No | Yes |
| VRR | Yes | Yes |
| 120 Hz support | Yes | Yes |
| PS5 Pro Enhanced | No | Yes |
- PSFoundry Score
- 67Fair
- Recommended mode
- Frame-rate Mode
- Modes available
- 3
- Highest target FPS
- 60
- Highest verified capability
- 60 fps target
- PSSR
- No
- Ray tracing
- No
- VRR
- Yes
- 120 Hz support
- Yes
- PS5 Pro Enhanced
- No
- PSFoundry Score
- 70Good
- Recommended mode
- Balanced Mode
- Modes available
- 3
- Highest target FPS
- 60
- Highest verified capability
- 60 fps target
- PSSR
- Yes
- Ray tracing
- Yes
- VRR
- Yes
- 120 Hz support
- Yes
- PS5 Pro Enhanced
- Yes
Known issues
Low Frame Rate Compensation (LFC) does not engage properly on PS5 when running in balanced or resolution modes with a 120Hz output, causing additional choppiness during frame drops.
120Hz output with VRR does not engage Low Frame Rate Compensation (LFC) in Balanced or Resolution modes, causing choppiness during frame-rate dips.
Certain weapons and armor fail to reflect light correctly, appearing excessively dark compared to surrounding scenes.
120Hz output with VRR does not engage Low Frame Rate Compensation (LFC) in Balanced or Resolution modes, causing choppiness during frame-rate dips.
Ray-traced reflections in Resolution and Balanced modes suffer from noisy denoising, limited resolution, and noticeable geometry pop-in.
Video analysis
Independent technical videos referenced in our analysis.
Wilds is a clear Improvement and shows the advantages of focusing on more advanced consoles along with a more generously resourced development.
The game can look good at times most specifically in the real time and artistically driven cinematics which highlights the excellent use of color lighting.
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- UnverifiedMonster Hunter Wilds on PS5 Pro brings welcome technical improvements over the base console, utilizing PSSR upscaling to eliminate severe temporal instability and aliasing. Furthermore, PS5 Pro introdDigital Foundry2025-02-25
Monster Hunter Wilds on PS5 Pro brings welcome technical improvements over the base console, utilizing PSSR upscaling to eliminate severe temporal instability and aliasing. Furthermore, PS5 Pro introduces ray-traced reflections in Resolution and Balanced modes, alongside improved frame-rate stability in its 60fps Frame-rate mode.
Open source - UnverifiedMonster Hunter Wilds brings the series into a seamless open world on PS5 using Capcom's RE Engine, but suffers from image quality and frame-rate stability issues across all visual modes.Digital Foundry2025-02-24
Monster Hunter Wilds brings the series into a seamless open world on PS5 using Capcom's RE Engine, but suffers from image quality and frame-rate stability issues across all visual modes.
Open source - UnverifiedCapcom has adopted the upgraded PSSR upscaling technology in Monster Hunter Wilds on PS5 Pro, refining image clarity and visual stability.PlayStation Blog2026-03-16
Capcom has adopted the upgraded PSSR upscaling technology in Monster Hunter Wilds on PS5 Pro, refining image clarity and visual stability.
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Frequently asked
Answers built from the verified data on this page.
What frame rate does Monster Hunter Wilds run at on PS5 Pro?
On PS5 Pro, Monster Hunter Wilds offers 3 graphics modes: Resolution Mode targets 30 FPS; Balanced Mode targets 40 FPS; Frame-rate Mode targets 60 FPS at 1080p.
What frame rate does Monster Hunter Wilds run at on PS5?
On PS5, Monster Hunter Wilds offers 3 graphics modes: Frame-rate Mode targets 60 FPS at 4K; Resolution Mode targets 30 FPS at 4K; Balanced Mode targets 40 FPS at 4K.
Does Monster Hunter Wilds support 120 Hz on PlayStation?
Yes. Resolution Mode on PS5 Pro, Balanced Mode on PS5 Pro, Frame-rate Mode on PS5 Pro, Resolution Mode on PS5, Balanced Mode on PS5 run with 120 Hz output on a compatible display. That is a 120 Hz output container with a higher frame-rate range — no mode targets a locked 120 FPS.
Does Monster Hunter Wilds use PSSR on PS5 Pro?
Yes. At least one PS5 Pro graphics mode of Monster Hunter Wilds uses PSSR, Sony's machine-learning upscaler, according to the sources cited in our analysis.
Is Monster Hunter Wilds worth playing on PS5 Pro?
PS5 Pro provides significantly better image stability by replacing base PS5's spatial upscaler with PSSR, while adding ray-traced reflections in Balanced and Resolution modes. While performance drops persist in heavy encounters and true 4K60 remains out of reach, the visual cleanup is a major improvement.
What is the best graphics mode for Monster Hunter Wilds on PS5 Pro?
Best overall balance: Balanced Mode — Balanced Mode targets 40 FPS. Highest frame rate: Frame-rate Mode targets 60 FPS at 1080p. Best ray-traced image quality: Resolution Mode targets 30 FPS.
Patch history
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The players' verdict
Recent player impressions of how the game runs on PS5 and PS5 Pro.
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